Machine for slicing meat, vegetables, &amp;c.



H. C. SANDER. MACHINE FOR sucmc MEAT, VEGEIABLES, m.

Patented Sept. 18, 1917.

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APPLICATION HLED JULY 24.1914.

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H. C. SANDER.

MACHINE FOR SLICINGv MEAT, VEGETABLES, &c.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 24.1914.

1,240,261. Patented Sept. 18, 1917.

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V ATT RNEY- 'I-IENIR-Y G. SANDER, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

I MACHINE FOR SLIGING MEAT, VEGETABLES, 8w.

Specificationof Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 18, 1917.

Application filed July 24, 1914. Serial No. 852,787.

To all whom it mayco'nccm: f

Be it known" that I, HENRY C. SANDER, a citizen of the United States, and a'resident of Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain Imprrovements in Machines for Slicing Meat,

egetables, &c., of which the following is a specification.

V This invention relates to that class of ma chines which are employed for slicingbacon,

tween said blades, by their rotation, andthus positively and completely cut the same; to provide a stationary cutting block and rotating blades; to provide means for adjusting said block. toward and away from the blades; to hinge the hopper so as to readily expose the blades; to secure simplicity of construction and, operation, and to obtain other advantages and results as may be brought out in the following description.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which like numerals of reference indicate the same parts throughout the several views, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a preferred form of machine embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is an elevation from the right-hand endofFig.l; to a Fig. 3 isavertical sectional view on line A-A of Fig. 2,1ooking in thedirection indicated by the arrows;

' Fig. 4 is a sectional view, similar to Fig. 3, ofa slightly modified construction;

Fig- 5 is a transverse sectional view on line BB of Fig. 4; v

Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional view on line 0-0 of Fig. 4, and

Fig. I is a detail perspective view of .a certain cutting block. I

In the speclfic embodiment of the invention illustrated more especially in Figs ,1, 2 and 3 of said' drawings, the reference numeral 1 indicates a hollow base surmounted by a hopper 2 preferably hinged to the base and providing therewith an interior chamber 3 into the upper end of which is adapted to be inserted the material to be sliced and from the bottom of which said material is adapted to emerge after having been sliced. Extending transversely through said chamber from side to side of'the machine is a shaft 4 journaled in bearings 5, 5 on the base, and clamped on said shaft within said chamber 3 is a plurality of parallel disks 6 which are peripherally sharp-edged and constitute the cutting blades, washers 7 preferably being inserted between the blades so as to separate them to obtain the desired thickness of slice. It is to be understood that said washers 7 are of a smaller diameter than the diameter of the blades so as to leave the peripheral margin of the blades free for slicing, and furthermore I do not restrict myself to any thickness of washer as it will be obvious that the thickness of washers used determines the thickness of slices obtained.

, As viewed in Figs. 1 and 3, I preferably rotate the shaft 4 in a clockwise direction, so

that the upper portion of the blades move from the front toward the back of the machine. As shown especially in Fig. 3, the

- front wall 8 of the hopper slopes rearwardly downward into close proximity at its lower inner edge to the edges of the blades 6, and it is preferable that said sloping front wall terminate substantially at the top of the blades where the edges of the blades are moving substantially horizontally. In this manner, as the material to be sliced leaves the sloping wall andengages the blades, the motion of the blades will carry said material away from the front'wall toward the back wall 9 of the hopper, and will not have to raise the material against gravity, since said blades are moving substantially horizontally where the mate'rial slides onto them, and thus I enable a rapid'feed of material onto the blades.

The back'wall 9 of the hopper at its upper portion 10 forms a downwardly converging chute with the front wall, but at a distance from the front wall and from the blades and preferably at a point substantially over the center of the blades, the back wall of the hopper is deflected backward and curves downwardly, as at 11, toward the blades into substantially vertical tangency therewith, thus gradually reducing the space between the blades and the back wall whereby the material being sliced will be forced or crowded radially onto the blades as the I the back wall of the hopper. This block 12.

blades carry said material around, andwhere the wall and blades are substantially tangent .it will be evident that said materialwill have been cut into slices and forced between the blades.

In order to obtain a complete and positive cut entirely through the material, I'provide a cutting block 12, see Figs. 3 and 7 extending from side to side of the chamber 3 pref-' erably below the horizontal diametric plane through the blades, and forming the lower end of the curved or'wedge portionll of is provided with a longitudinal rib 13'preferably along its upper front edge, said rib having a series of vertical slots 14 to receive the edges of the blades 6. The protuber ances 15 or portions of the rib between the lyingportion 18 on the back wall ofthe base 1 retains the block upon these lugs. Adjusting bolts 19, 19 through the back wall of the basepermit adjusting the block'l2 toward the blades, and a clamping bolt 20 through one side wall of. the base engages the end of the block and clamps the same against. the opposite side wall of the base in adjusted position.

: "Forv insuring removal of the slices from between the blades, I provide a comb 21 here shown as positioned at the front end ofthe chamber 3 below the center of the blades, sloping rearwardly upward therebetWQen from the front wall of the base. Suitable lugs 22 on the inside of the side walls of the base support the comb, and a bracket 23 at the front end of-the oombextends upward and is engaged by lugs 24; on theside wall of the hopper when said hop- ,per is closed down upon thebase, to prevent the comb from rising or being dis placed upward, andyet leaving it free to be removed when the hopper is raised. 7 It will be noted that this hing-ing of the hopper as shown in Figs. 1 to 3 is at the front end of the device, a pivot rod 25 extending through ears 26 and 27 on the base and. hopper, respectively, providing the hinge. At the opposite or rear end ofthe device I provide catch members 28, 29 for holding the hopper closed upon the base.

,Where it is desired to hinge the. hopper and base together at the back'of the machine, as shown in Fig. 4, it is necessaryto modify the mechanical structure sufiieiently to avoid'striking the blades with the lower edge of the 'ba'ckwall of the hopper, and I have shown such modification in Figs. k6, inclusive. Referring to' -these, figures, the reference numeral 30 indicates the hollow base to. the rear-end of'which is hinged, as at 31, a hopper 32 forming with the base an interior chamber 33 within, which; is mounted a series ofrevolving blades 34. At the back of'themachine the back wall 35 of the base extends a distance above the horizontal plane through the axis of the blades so that thehinge'31 is also above said plane. cutting block is supported on lugs 36 and adapted to be adjusted toward andaw'ay from the blades by'screws 37 as described in connection with the preferred embodiment of Figs. 1 to 3. A bolt 38 also clamps the cutting block endwise against one side wall of the base, and an overlying portion 39 shown as bolted to the back wall of the base and extending fromside to side of the chamber 33; is high enough to fill'in' fromthe top of the cutting block to the top of [the back wall of th'e base. The front face'of the overlying portion 39 forms a continuation of the curved back'wall 40 of the hopper, and is substantially tangent to i! the blades Catchmembers'tl', 6L2 for holding the hopper closed down upon the base are provided upon the opposite or: front end of the machine i 7 Obviously in operation the material to be sliced, such for instance as a side of bacon,

is introduced into the' hopper, and travels down the sloping'fi-ont wall to the knives. The knives, which are continuously rotating, draw the material toward the back wall of the hopper, and the material wedges be tween the back wall and knives, which thereupon slice into the material more and more until it iS finally-completely severed by the passage of theblades between the protuberances or the cutting block. 'The comb removes suchslicesfas' stick between the blades, and the"slicd materialjdrops down through the hollow base to any suit: ablelreceptacle. As a particular useof'my machine, it may be noted that potatoes may be sliced therein andthe'slices reinserted-in the hopper',. to' be recut; the slices will slide down the inclined 'frontfwall of the'hopper and the blades W ll consequently cut the the combination with a base, a shaft with cutters thereon mounted transversely of the said base a cutting block and a comb on opposite sides of the cutter shaft and supported upon the interior of the base, of a hopper hinged to the top of the base so as to hold both the block and comb in position when closed, and means for locking said hopper.

2. In a machine of the character described, the combination with a base, a plurality of revolving blades mounted therein, and a comb supported in said base with teeth projecting between the blades, of a hopper hinged to the top of the base, and means adapted to engage both the comb and hopper when closed and hold the comb in operative position.

3. In a machine of the character described, the combination with a base, aiplurality of revolving blades mounted therein, and a comb in said base having teeth proj ecting between said blades, of a hopper hinged to the top of said base, and a bracket adapted to extend between said comb'and hopper when closed and hold the comb in position.

4:. .In a machine of the character described, the combination with a base, a plurality of revolving blades mounted therein, a comb having its teeth projecting between said blades, said base having lugs for supporting said comb, and said comb having a bracket at its end away from the blades, and a hopper hinged to said base adapted when closed to engage said bracket and prevent displacement of said comb.

5. In a machine of the character de- Gopies of this patent may be obtained for scribed, the combination with a base, a plurality of revolving blades mounted therein, a comb having its teeth projecting between said blades, said base having lugs for supporting said comb and said comb having a bracket at its end away from the blades, and a hopper hinged to said base having lugs adapted to engage said bracket when the hopper is closed and prevent displacement of said comb.

6. In a machine of the character described, the combination with a base, a plurality of revolving blades mounted therein, a comb having its teeth projecting between said blades, said base having lugs for supporting said comb and said comb having a bracket at its end away from the blades adapted to engage the end wall of said base, and a hopper hinged to said base adapted when closed to engage said bracket and prevent displacement of said comb.

7. In a machine of the character described, the combination with a base, a plurality of revolving blades mounted therein, a comb having its teeth projecting between said blades, said base having lugs for supporting said comb and said comb havin a bracket at its end away from the bla es adapted to engage the end wall of said base, and a hopper hinged to said base having lugs adapted to engage said bracket when the hopper is closed and prevent displacement of said comb.

HENRY G. SANDER. Witnesses:

HOWARD P. KING, JANET A.- AYERS.

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